Videoanálisis | Los 70 años de Isabel II en el trono | EL PAÍS

There's no better way to begin this story than by recalling the spirit of a family home that no longer exists. At 145 Piccadilly Street, where the Intercontinental Park Lane Hotel has stood for almost fifty years, there was once a five-story Georgian mansion. Between that building, modest by the monarchical standards of the time, and one of the houses that make up the Windsor Castle complex, a happy family divided their time. The Duke and Duchess of York, Prince Albert and his wife Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, and their two daughters, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, lived the sweet, carefree life of royals destined to play a secondary role. The Duke's brother, Edward, was the heir apparent. Popular, charismatic, and destined to be the future king. When Edward VIII abdicated in 1936 for his love of the American divorcée, Wallis Simpson, he placed an unexpected and unbearable burden on his brother. And he completely changed the destiny of young Elizabeth. At ten years old, George VI's eldest daughter began receiving the education of a future queen. Long gone were the days at 145 Piccadilly Street, where a sense of duty had a domestic and gentle dimension. Nothing like what lay ahead. Subscribe to our channel: http://cort.as/yI0n Visit http://elpais.com More videos from EL PAÍS: http://cort.as/YGC9 Follow us on Facebook:   / elpais   Twitter:   / el_pais   Instagram:   / el_pais   #ElizabethII #UnitedKingdom #Jubilee #RoyalFamily #GreatBritain